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Hr * \ Ulsters. Overcoats , Suits , Underwear ,
B r < Hosier 7 , Caps. Come and examine the
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ofR T. ball , New Year eve. Tickets
$ i.oo
A ( liugliter whs horn to Engineer and
J\Irs \ Harry Dixon , Inst SrtlurflH3" .
Mr > . J R. Strroloumb uiid children
nrtivei' in the city , Wednesday night
The company has not put up finer ice
in yearItS uncommonly clear and
t > olid.
Auditor Hrandt vvus at headquarter. : ,
Wednesday , mi business of the auditing
depaitment.
Operator McElheron was down from
Culbertson , this etk , uef of li. H.
Doan andfamilj - .
Conductor C. D Kenad } ' came down
from Holyoke , Saturday night , return
ing on Monday morning.
Engineer Walter Holliday was down
from Lyons , Colorado , last Friday , look
ing after his property interests here.
Thete is much talk about retrenchment
and economv in shop circles , and Janu
ary first is stated us th date for the com
mencement of the new order of things
Mrs. J. R. Sircoloutnb and childien of
Sheridan have gone to Lincoln and Mc-
Cook for a mont'i 's visit Hrakeman
Carey is the father of a new girl , born
Tuesday night. This makes three girls
in this family , and the Grip extends con
gratulations. . .G. E. Leming. agent at
Gillette , is taking a 30 dajs vacation ,
which he will spend with lelatives and
friends , at Beatrice and Red Cloud
P. D. Galarneau , this morning , received
notification of his elf ction as a member
of the Advisory Committee of the Bur
lington Relief Department for 1S97. to
represent Electoral Division No 4 com
prising the Northern and Wyoming di
visions of the B. & M. in Nebraska , and ,
considering that the territory reprsented
extends from the Missouri River to Bil
lings , Montana , covering over 1500 miles
of road , it is quite a position of honor ,
and we congratulate P. D on his elec
tion. Alliance Grip
A CLANKING GHOST.
Atrfnl Experience of a Chicago 3Ian In a
Missouri Hotel.
"The most disagreeable experience in
my travels , " said the man from Chicago
cage , " • was when I awakened in the
middle of the night in a Missouri hotel 1 I
and heard a chain clank in my room. I
don't know "whether it is the association
of a clanking chain that makes the
sonnd so dismal or the mere fact of be
ing awakened by a noise that shows the
presence of something living , but I
don't know of a more unpleasant awak
ening.
"I sat up in bed , but could see noth
ing , for the room was as dark as a pock
et , and my heart thumped with suspense
as I heard that weird clank , clank ,
clank , accompanied by a strange shuf
fling noise that was quite as mysterious
and baffling. I reached under my pillow
and drew out my"
' • Revolver ? " suggested the man who
finishes everybody's sentences.
"Naw , my whisky flask. I took a
pull that would have made my wife
give me a temperance lecture if she
could have seen me"
"And what became of it ? "
"The whisky ? "
"No , no , the clanking ghost. "
"Well , I fell off to sleep after awhile ,
and when I got up in the morning and
investigated , I found out what it was. "
"A maniac ? "
"No ; I was the only maniac. It was
curled up nnder my bed , chain and all ,
and it turned out to be a pet coon that
the hotel people owned and which had
escaped from its quarters and found its
way to my room. But I wouldn't put in
another night like that for a farm and
wood lot ! " St. Louis Republic.
A Check For S700.
There was once a comedian who out-
financed Edward E. Rice. Startling as
the statement may seem , it is neverthe
less true that when this farceur retired
from Mr. Rice's company he owed the
manager $700. To Mr. Rice the condi
tion was not alone unusual it was also
irksome. One morning , when he was
fretting under it , he learned that the
actor had secured a first rate engage
ment at a large salary. He sat down
and wrote an urgent letter , finishing
with a demand for an immediate remit
tance of "a check for 700. " In due
course he received a communication by
mail containing a heavy metallic disk.
The letter read :
"Dear Ned Yours received. Find
inclosed , as requested , check for 700. "
The metallic disk was a G , B. & Q.
railroad baggage check numbered 700.
New York Herald.
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Getting Keady For a Fight.
On the way to Richmond Sherman
paid but slight attention to dress , but
when he did the staff knew something
was going to happen. "There is going
to be a fight today , sure , " said Colonel
Audenreid of the staff one morning.
"How can you tell ? " asked a com
rade.
rade."Why
"Why , man , the general's over there
by the fire putting on a clean collar. "
That day Cherawwith 40 cannon fell
into the hands of the army. Human
Documents.
Spirited Chemistry.
A French savant thinks that by the
year 2000 a spiritual chemistry will
have been discovered that should entire
ly change human nature. This will be
greatly due to chemistry utilizing the
heat of the sun and tapping the central
heat of the globe. Under the reign of
chemistry the earth , we are told , will
become a vast pleasure garden and the
human race will live in peace and
plenty.
Awarded
Highest Honors World's Fair ,
DR
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A pure Grape Cream of Tartar Powder. Free
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LINCOLN , UENVER ,
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ST. JOSEPH , PORTLAND ,
KANSAS CITY. SALT LAKE CITY ,
ST. LOUIS and am. SAN FRANCISCO ,
I'OIVIS KAST AM ) AND Al I. POINTS
SOUTH. WEI.
TRAINS LEAVE AS FOLLOWS :
CKKTKAI. TIME.
No 2. Vestibuled Express , daily ,
Lincoln , Omaha , St. Joe ,
Kansas City , St. LouisCln-
ca < jo , and all points south
and ea t 5:55 A M.
No 4. Local Express , daily , Lin
coln , Omaha , Chicago , and
all points east 0:00 : r. M.
N0.14S. Freight , daily , ex. Sunday ,
Hastings and intermediate
stations . . . " 5:00A.M.
No. 76. Freight , daily , Oxford , Hol-
drege , Hastings 6:45 A.M.
No. So. Freightdaily , Hastings and
intermediate stations. . . 7:00 A. M.
MOUNTAIN TIME.
No. 5. Local Express , daily , Den
ver and intermediate sta
tions Si5 V. M.
No. .v Vestibuled Express , daily ,
Denver and all points in
Colo.Utah and California , 11:40 P.M.
N0.149. Freight , daily , ex. Sunday ,
Akron and intennediatesta-
tions 6:00 A. M.
No. 77. Freight , dailyStrattonBen
kelman , Haigler , Wrayand
Akron 3:20 P. M.
No. 63. Freight , dailyStrattonHen-
kelman , Haigler , YVray and
Akron 5:00 P. M.
N0.J75. Accommodation , Mondays ,
Wednesdays and Fridays ,
Imperial and intermediate
stations • 8:00 : A. M.
Sleeping , dining and reclining chair cars
( seats free ) on through trains. 1 ickets sold
and baggage checked to any point in the
United States or Canada.
For information , time tables , maps and
tickets , call on or write C E. Magner , Agent ,
McCook , Nebraska , or J. FYancis , General
Passenger Agent , Omaha , Nebraska.
The old lady was right when she said the
child might die if they waited for the doctor.
She saved the little one's life with a few doses
of One Minute Cough Cure. She had u ed it
for croup before. A. McMillen , Druggist.
PLEASANT RIDGE.
Our school is piogressingniceh.
E. C. Goehring finithed husking corn. Tues
day.
Albeit Hatcherchildren have the whoop
ing cough.
Robt. Rogers * father from Illinois is paying
him a visit.
J.Y. . Jones and two of his children have the
whooping cough.
J. M. Baldwin has some fine hogs that he is
keeping for the prosperity market.
Mr. Stark and wife and James Harris and
wife visited at J. M. Baldwin ' s , Sunday.
J. M. Merrell has moved to the Cole place.
We are pleased to have neighbors coming in.
We are thinking about a literary at Pleasant
Ridge. All who are interested please let it
be known.
James Harris patched his windmill , Tues
day. J. W. Jones assisting him. They earned
their dinners but got no supper.
Thank you North Divide , but don't talk
about poetry this time of the year , When the
weather's so cold , And the fuel so dear. You
can find poetry in the Omaha Bee , But its
cruel to expect such a thing of me : And how
can we effuse I'd like to know , With e\ery-
thing in the country moving so slow ; That
tide of prosperity that was coming this way ,
Must have passed by us on election day : Or J
else it got side-tracked before it reached here.
F01 we have not seen it. nor will not I fear.
But we are glad there are some bright ' -puts '
amid the gloom , Among them we count The !
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McCook Tribune.
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nothing , and not irritating , s-tienglheiiing , ! I
and not weakening , small but effective sucn 1
are the qualities of DeWitt's Little Early !
Risers , the famous little pills. A. McMillen. | j
Druggi t. J
For Rent. \
Dwelling house , 710 Madison street. !
Inquire of L. Lowma > .
Mrs. Anna Gage , wife of Ex-
Deputy 0. S. Marshal ,
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Columbus , Kan. , says : j {
TWINS in
scarcely any pain
Sof
"MOTHERS'
FRIEND"
DID NOT SUFFER AFTEBWAED.
QHsent by Express or Mai ! , on receiptor price.
Si.OO per bottle. • Book "TO MOTIIEBS"
mailed free.
BBADFIELD REGULATOU CO. , ATLAXTi. GA.
SOLD BY AIX DRUGGISTS.
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